Geviyas Chov MeyhaLakochos 1 – Parshas Behar – Apoteki Applies Only to Land or Slaves – Real Estate – Yuval – Soul of Landowner Is Connected With His Land Even After It’s Sold – Hekdeish – Korbon – Smikha – 5 Parts of a Jewish Soul – Ruach Is In the Hands – Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
00:00 – INTRODUCTION. The word אפותיקי is a composite of 3 words that mean: “Hereby you are established.”
05:20 – The main source of wealth is land/real estate.
***08:20 – Even if a person sells his land/real estate, his soul is still connected to it. Proof from laws of Yuval.
09:30 – וְהָאָ֗רֶץ לֹ֤א תִמָּכֵר֙ לִצְמִתֻ֔ת כִּי־לִ֖י הָאָ֑רֶץ – “The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land belongs to Me…” (Vayikra 25:23, Behar). It is impossible to make a permanent sale of land in Eretz Yisrael.
17:00 – Q&R about how land ownership is transferred in Eretz Yisrael.
18:00 – Metaltelin – Moveable property are not as spiritually connected to the owner as land is. The sale of a moveable object is permanent.
25:00 – Hekdesh and chumetz not sold for Pesach.
28:00 – A korbon – sacrifice – brought to the Beis HaMikdash – is bound up with the soul of the one who offers it. “From the animal you will bring your sacrifice” (Vayikra 1:2, Vayikra).
31:00 – Semikha – placing one’s hands on the korbon to connect one’s soul with the life of the korbon.
31:30 – בְּיָֽדְךָ֘ אַפְקִ֪יד ר֫וּחִ֥י – “In Your hand I entrust my spirit…” (Tehillim 31:6).
*32:20 – There are five parts of a Jewish soul: Nefesh, Ruach, Neshama, Chaya, Yechida. Ruach is in the hands.
35:40 – A freed/sold slave is compared to land and the concept of apoteki applies to the freed/sold slave. A slave in the ownership of a Jew is obligated
37:30 – “Isha Karka Olam” – Esther HaMalka (Sanhedrin). HaShem protected Esther by providing Achashverosh with a female sheid – demon substitute.
44:00 – Q&R about the connection between a Jewish woman and a slave.
45:45 – Q&R about chometz that was not sold before Pesach.
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